Brien Sz wrote:> I think it's a natural response as well. Any time you dump your heart and> soul into something and the return is less than satisfactory, it's tough. > But that's also where you build up your resiliency. You acknowledge the> feeling but you don't give it a shovel because it can dig deep holes fast. > As for marketing, I don't think you can do better for the money than> Facebook. You can set up Ad campaigns for as little as $5 a day for> however many days you want. And, to top it off, you can target market your> audience. I generate more sales using that than anything. I tried a $100,> 30 day campaign on Amazon once, It generated 3 sales. Won't be doing that> any time soon.

Wow, thanks for the advice! So far I have only heard bad things about Facebook ads, but $5 a day really is not a big investment. I will definitely try that

RobTheThird wrote:> Self-publishing is a lot like starting one's own business. I think> something like 90% of businesses fail.> > But the percentage isn't the point. The point is that it's hard work. It> doesn't "just happen." What is it that entrepreneurial experts> say?> > Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.> > JK Rowling was receiving social welfare when she finished her first Harry> Potter book. There's links around here somewhere saying that the average> self-published book doesn't sell more then 100 copies (and the actual> nunmber is far less, I think). Success rises out of failure. Donald Trump> has gone bankrupt 7 times or more. Whatever you think of the man, getting> elected President was a major accomplishment. And think of what ALL the> experts thought his odds of success were.> > So accept your failures. Take them NOT as an end that hurts, but as a step> from which you can learn, and grow.

You are right. Giving up is certainly not an option. Thanks for the motivation